https://thenarwhal.ca Deep Dives, Cold Facts, & Pointed Commentary en-US Copyright 2026 The Narwhal hourly 1 https://thenarwhal.ca/10-top-stories-2025/ Wed, 24 Dec 2025 13:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=152127 The Narwhal’s reporting about the natural world in Canada turned a lot of heads this year. Here are some of the ones you read the most, from every corner of the country Jacqueline Ronson Inside The Narwhal media Illustration: Jacqueline Ronson / The Narwhal A map of Canada with place markers across it, each with a photo representing a story by The Narwhal from that region https://thenarwhal.ca/nonprofit-news-awards-finalists-2025/ Tue, 29 Jul 2025 21:32:40 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=141769 The Institute for Nonprofit News recognized our investigative and visual journalism as top contenders for its annual awards recognizing excellence in non-profit journalism Jacqueline Ronson Inside The Narwhal media Photo: Marty Clemens / The Narwhal Two people sit and chat in a dark room, silhouetted in a blue light https://thenarwhal.ca/sarnia-benzene-pollution-numbers/ Wed, 02 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=140166 See how high levels of benzene have been around Aamjiwnaang First Nation — and how much higher the province told industry they could go Jacqueline Ronson Explainer air pollution environmental law environmental racism Photo: Carlos Osorio / The Narwhal Emissions vent from stacks beside holding tanks in Sarnia, Ontario https://thenarwhal.ca/trouble-in-the-headwaters-documentary/ Thu, 19 Jun 2025 19:47:07 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139344 We’re thrilled to present a new documentary that follows a scientist on a mission to prove industrial forestry is implicated in a cycle of flooding, landslides and drought Jacqueline Ronson News Video B.C. drought flooding forestry logging A vast, sprawling clearcut on a hillside, lightly covered in snow https://thenarwhal.ca/narwhal-journalism-wins-four-awards/ Mon, 16 Jun 2025 23:07:04 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=139096 The Indigenous Media Awards, Digital Publishing Awards and National Magazine Awards have honoured our in-depth reporting as among the best of 2024 Jacqueline Ronson Inside The Narwhal Alberta Indigenous guardians Manitoba media oilsands Photo: Gavin John / The Narwhal A dozen people sit around a large fire at the centre of a teepee https://thenarwhal.ca/digital-publishing-award-cjf-nominations-2025/ Thu, 08 May 2025 22:12:53 +0000 https://thenarwhal.ca/?p=136937 From disappearing ice roads to reappearing buffalo, our stories explained the wonder and challenges of the natural world across Canada Jacqueline Ronson Inside The Narwhal media Photo: Ryan Wilkes / The Narwhal Two dozen people stand in a circle in a grassy area, apparently playing a game, in front of a large, wooden, barn-shaped building